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''The Truth According to Wikipedia'', also referred to as ''Wiki's Truth'' ((オランダ語:Wiki's Waarheid)), is a Dutch documentary about Wikipedia directed by IJsbrand van Veelen. It was screened at The Next Web conference in Amsterdam on 4 April 2008 and broadcast by the Dutch documentary series ''Backlight'' ((オランダ語:Tegenlicht)) on Nederland 2 on 7 April 2008. It was subsequently made available through American Public Television. The documentary examines the reliability of Wikipedia, and the dichotomy between the contributions of experts and amateur editors. The documentary includes commentary from Wikipedia co-founders Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, ''The Cult of the Amateur'' author Andrew Keen, O'Reilly Media chief executive officer Tim O'Reilly, and former editor-in-chief of ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' Robert McHenry. Keen says that experts should serve as guardians of information during the Web 2.0 phenomenon; this point of view is supported by analysis from Sanger. ''The Truth According to Wikipedia'' received a generally positive reception, being described in ''Film Quarterly'' as "a sharp and wide-ranging overview of wikipistemology".〔 The Center for Strategic and International Studies gave the documentary a rating of "Good", and called it a useful resource to teach students about appropriate sourcing.〔 Media scholar Mirko Tobias Schäfer described it as an apt debate over truth as represented on the website. New media writer Stephen Downes said the documentary was captivating for its ability to place Wikipedia within the wider context of the Web 2.0 social phenomenon. ==Contents summary== Director IJsbrand van Veelen examines questions about Wikipedia, such as whether it will harm traditional encyclopaedias, including ''Encyclopædia Britannica''.〔 He presents commentators who discuss the reliability of Wikipedia. Veelen also addresses the idea that information wants to be free.〔〔 The documentary notes that between the period of 2006 to 2008, Wikipedia has increasingly been recognized as one of the top most popular websites, and that it often rivaled Google for those searching for information on the Internet.〔 Individuals who are interviewed and appear as commentators in the film include: Wikipedia co-founders Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger; ''The Cult of the Amateur'' author Andrew Keen; ''How Wikipedia Works'' author and Wikipedia editor Phoebe Ayers; Swahili Wikipedia contributor Ndesanjo Macha; O'Reilly Media chief executive officer Tim O'Reilly; ''We Think'' author Charles Leadbeater; and former ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' editor-in-chief Robert McHenry.〔 Discussion topics include how the contributions of both unqualified and expert users affect Wikipedia, and more broadly, the Web 2.0 phenomenon.〔〔〔 Charles Leadbetter puts forth the notion that the wider online community is an effective method of increasing the ideals of democracy.〔 Leadbetter says the Web is the most effective medium for increasing individual freedoms and rights in totalitarian nations.〔 Andrew Keen is featured prominently in the documentary, and puts forth a thesis that veracity of information should be determined by experts who should function as guardians for such material.〔〔 Keen says that without expert gatekeepers to discern what actual facts are, the danger exists that the wider community may simply invent its own perceived truths. Keen opines that in this unfortunate situation actual facts would instead be supplanted by "truthiness".〔 Keen's argument is supported in the documentary by commentary from Larry Sanger, who left Wikipedia over a conflict with Jimmy Wales regarding Sanger's desire for experts to be given additional influence on the project. Sanger acknowledges that in the early stages of Wikipedia, factual accuracy of articles was neglected in favor of a drive to increase raw content on the fledgling website.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Truth According to Wikipedia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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